About e-skills UK

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Launched on 1st April 2008, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) aims to raise UK prosperity and opportunity by improving employment and skills. The UKCES is responsible for the licensing process of the 25 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).

Its ambition is to benefit employers, individuals and government by advising how improved employment and skills systems can help the UK become a world-class leader in productivity, in employment and in having a fair and inclusive society: all this in the context of a fast-changing global economy.

Because employers, whether in private business or the public sector, have prime responsibility for the achievement of greater productivity, the UKCES will strengthen the employer voice and provide greater employer influence over the employment and skills systems.

Find out more at www.ukces.org.uk. 

Last modified: 25 Sep 2009